FSTA Board Makes Call to the Bullpen
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Mock Draft Central’s Geoff Stein came in fourth in last month’s vote to fill three vacancies on the Fantasy Sports Trade Association’s board of directors, but that won’t keep him from joining the group.
Jeff Coruccini of Fantasy Football Starters has stepped away from his position to tend to outside commitments, leaving the first alternate to take his spot and serve on the conference committee.
Stein said he’s “excited” to take on that task and wants to make the events a bit more welcoming for folks who might not be as connected in the industry.
“One area, I feel where they’ve lacked in the past is creating a warm atmosphere for first-time attendees and less established members,” Stein told FSB.com. “Those conference rooms can be pretty intimidating places, and it isn’t an easy thing to just walk up to someone from an ‘established’ site and start a conversation — especially when you’re the new kid on the block.”
Stein also said that he’d like to see the conference deliver a bit more value for smaller companies just starting to make their way in fantasy.
“As a member of the board, I want to give a voice to the smaller sites,” Stein said. “Through my work at Mock Draft Central, I’ve had the chance to deal with all sites — from the guy writing a blog in his mom’s basement, to the big boys like ESPN, Yahoo and CBS.
“Whenever I’ve talked to the smaller sites about the FSTA, they’ve shown little-to-no interest, and I think that needs to change as I feel the association has the chance to offer them quite a bit — and vice versa.”
The next FSTA conference will take place in June in Chicago.
